La Fermette Marbeuf restaurant, Paris - A Belle Epoque Beauty

Art Nouveau restaurant in Paris, France: “La Fermette Marbeuf”, originally created around 1898-1900 as the dining room of Hôtel Langham, then covered up when the style had become unfashionable. It was rediscovered by accident in 1978 and then restored to life.

GERMAN CASTLE

Schwerin Castle, Germany. For centuries the palace was the home of the dukes and grand dukes of Mecklenburg and later Mecklenburg-Schwerin. It currently serves as the seat of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state parliament (German: Landtag). It is regarded as one of the most important works of romantic Historicism in Europe and is designated to become a World Heritage Site.

Schwerin castle #Germany #castle #travel

Schwerin Castle - Schwerin, Mecklenburg Vorpommern, Germany. First reports of a castle situated on Lake Schwerin was in 973. It was used mostly as a palace until the 19th century. It then had several uses until becoming the seat of government for the state of Meclenburg Vorpommern. It has undergone architectural changes with almost every new ruler. It again is experiencing extensive renovation as is evidenced by the protective covering surrounding some of the towers.

Lake House

CHI Story 1 Connie and Ted's conjures Rhode Island on the West Coast, be it with clams of all kinds, lobster cooked just right or oysters treated with reverence. http://ngux.chicagotribune.stage.tribdev.com/chi-aas-story-20131205-story.html Mac SAF

Canal Cottage, The Netherlands My dream home... <3

Canal cottage in Giethoorn, the Netherlands looks like it came straight out of a fairy tale. Giethoorn is called the Venice of the Netherlands for about 7.5 km of canals run through the little village. Many houses have been built on islands and are only reachable over wooden bridges.

Dream house in Giethoorn, The Netherlands - amazing village with no big roads

The palace of Katherine the Great, St. Peterburg, Russia #Architecture

Lake Tree, British Columbia.....made by Mother Nature

LONELY TREE, CANADA This Bonsai tree sits in the middle of a lake near Port Renfrew, BC

Photography by Ireena Worthy - A small fir tree (which has become a bonsai) grows atop a dead log in the waters of Fairy Lake, which is near Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

Nature finds a way. A Little Faith , photo of a single tree growing alone small rock out in lake “Sometimes beautiful things come into our lives out of nowhere. We can't always understand them, but we have to trust in them. Sometimes it pays to just have a little faith.” ― Lauren Kate, Torment --Ireena Nieuwenhuis-Worthy Ireena Eleonora Worthy --- A Place Of Enchantment I do not understand how anyone can live without one small place of enchantment to turn to. ~ Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings